Tek A Cool Night, Good An' Cleah, Skiff O' Snow Upon De Groun'; Jes' 'Bout Fall-Time O' De Yeah W'En De Leaves Is Dry An Brown; Tek A Dog An' Tek A Axe, Tek A Lantu'N In Yo' Han', Step Light Whah De Switches Cracks, Fu' Dey 'S Huntin' In De Lan'. Down Thoo De Valleys An' Ovah De Hills, Into De Woods Whah De 'Simmon-Tree Grows, Wakin' An' Skeerin' De Po' Whippo'Wills, Huntin' Fu' Coon An' Fu' 'Possum We Goes. Blow Dat Ho'N Dah Loud An' Strong, Call De Dogs An' Da'Kies Neah; Mek Its Music Cleah An' Long, So De Folks At Home Kin Hyeah. Blow It Twell De Hills An' Trees Sen'S De Echoes Tumblin' Back; Blow It Twell De Back'Ard Breeze Tells De Folks We 'S On De Track. Coons Is A-Ramblin' An' 'Possums Is Out; Look At Dat Dog; You Could Set On His Tail! Watch Him Now--Steady,--Min'--What You 'S About, Bless Me, Dat Animal'S Got On De Trail! Listen To Him Ba'Kin Now! Dat Means Bus'Ness, Sho 'S You Bo'N; Ef He's Struck De Scent I 'Low Dat Ere 'Possum'S Sholy Gone. Knowed Dat Dog Fu' Fo'Teen Yeahs, An' I Nevah Seed Him Fail Wen He Sot Dem Flappin' Eahs An' Went Off Upon A Trail. Run, Mistah 'Possum, An' Run, Mistah Coon, No Place Is Safe Fu' Yo' Ramblin' To-Night; Mas' Gin' De Lantu'N An' God Gin De Moon, An' A Long Hunt Gins A Good Appetite. Look Hyeah, Folks, You Hyeah Dat Change? Dat Ba'K Is Sha'Per Dan De Res'. Dat Ere Soun' Ain'T Nothin' Strange,-- Dat Dog'S Talked His Level Bes'. Somep'N' 'S Treed, I Know De Soun'. Dah Now,--Wha'D I Tell You? See! Dat Ere Dog Done Run Him Down; Come Hyeah, He'P Cut Down Dis Tree. Ah, Mistah 'Possum, We Got You At Las'-- Need N'T Play Daid, Laying Dah On De Groun'; Fros' An' De 'Simmons Has Made You Grow Fas',-- Won't He Be Fine When He's Roasted Up Brown!